Success Stories

Rwanda Social Security Transformation Programme

Industry

Government

Project Overview

In 2022, PEMANDU Associates was tasked to assist RSSB in implementing the Big FastResults (BFR) Methodology to achieve its Strategic Plan 2025 goals. PEMANDU’s role was to drive the implementation of initiatives on the ground, upskill RSSB staff and perform knowledge transfer across all staff​.

Scope

Government Transformation
Strategy Development

Problem Statement

In 2021 to 2022, PEMANDU Associates was tasked to assist RSSB to achieve its Strategic Plan 2025 goals. Under the RSSB Strategic Plan 2025 (SP25)​, the BFR Methodology unlocked key initiatives within RSSB to achieve the goals of 1) Achieve 100% population coverage by 2025, 2) Achieve 15% ROI by 2025 and 3) Ensure all services to be online by 2025 in order to become a future ready, high-performance organisation​. Our team of consultants focused on driving the implementation of initiatives on-ground, upskilling RSSB staff and performing knowledge transfer across all staff.

Project
Approach

7 Months

  • Conducted Senior Leadership Workshop followed by an alignment session with the RSSB Chairman to ascertain RSSB’s True North
  • The True North is anchored on RSSB’s 5-year strategic plan to:
    • Achieve 100% population coverage by 2025
    • Achieve 15% ROI by 2025
    • Ensure all services online by 2025

4 Weeks

  • Conducted a Lab with over 70 attendees
  • Initiatives from all three pillars were showcased in a gallery-walk during the Mid-Lab validation session where real-time feedback and endorsement were given by key stakeholders
  • Submission of Final Lab Report 

4 Weeks

  • Publication and circulation of Transformation Plan / Roadmap to all RSSB employees
  • Implementation of Transformation Office – utilising existing Strategy, Research and Innovation Department

Ongoing

  • Developed RSSB Sustainability Model
  • Rollout of Performance Dashboards
  • Rollout improvements to Board processes 
  • Developed Corporate Balanced Scorecard (transition away from Imihigo) 
  • Monitoring of external vendors (e.g. Communications, and in future – restructuring agenda)
  • Developed and rollout new budget and Action Plan cycle format

Impact Delivered

Key Outcomes

Successfully supported RSSB in unlocking impactful initiatives to achieve critical milestones within Year 1 of implementation:

  • Achieved approval to roll out the Capitation Model at the Parliament level, ensuring the future sustainability of CBHI.
  • Secured RWF35.5 billion in Total Investment Value Committee.
  • Developed an in-house system catering to the complex business processes of RSSB CBHI and RAMA schemes, leading to an increase in accurate disbursement of benefits and a significant reduction in fraud.
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